Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain
prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius
of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and
Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the
Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have
called them. 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and
laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

13:4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost,
departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. 5
And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues
of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister. 6
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain
sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: 7
Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who
called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. 8
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them,
seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. 9 Then
Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes
on him, 10 And said, O full of all subtlety and all
mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all
righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 11
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be
blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist
and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand. 12
Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the
doctrine of the Lord. 13 Now when Paul and his company
loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from
them returned to Jerusalem.

13:14 But when they departed from Perga, they came
to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat
down. 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets
the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and
brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. 16
Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and
ye that fear God, give audience. 17 The God of this people
of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers
in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. 18
And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. 19
And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their
land to them by lot. 20 And after that he gave unto
them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel
the prophet. 21 And afterward they desired a king: and God
gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space
of forty years. 22 And when he had removed him, he raised
up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I
have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which
shall fulfil all my will. 23 Of this man's seed hath God
according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: 24
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all
the people of Israel. 25 And as John fulfilled his course,
he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh
one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. 26
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among
you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. 27
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not,
nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have
fulfilled them in condemning him.28 And
though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that
he should be slain. 29 And when they had fulfilled all
that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him
in a sepulchre. 30 But God raised him from the dead: 31
And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to
Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. 32 And
we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the
fathers, 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their
children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the
second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. 34
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to
return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of
David. 35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm,
Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 36
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on
sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: 37
But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

13:38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and
brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 39
And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could
not be justified by the law of Moses. 40 Beware therefore,
lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; 41
Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a
work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you. 42
And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that
these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. 43
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious
proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to
continue in the grace of God.

13:44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole
city together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the
Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those
things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. 46
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of
God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and
judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 47
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light
of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the
earth. 48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were
glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to
eternal life believed. 49 And the word of the Lord was
published throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews
stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and
raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their
coasts. 51 But they shook off the dust of their feet
against them, and came unto Iconium. 52 And the disciples
were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.

14:1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went
both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great
multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. 2
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil
affected against the brethren. 3 Long time therefore abode
they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his
grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 4
But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part
with the apostles. 5 And when there was an assault made
both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them
despitefully, and to stone them, 6 They were ware of it,
and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that
lieth round about: 7 And there they preached the gospel.

14:8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent
in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: 9
The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he
had faith to be healed, 10 Said with a loud voice, Stand
upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. 11 And when
the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the
speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. 12
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief
speaker. 13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before
their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done
sacrifice with the people. 14Which when the
apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran
in among the people, crying out, 15 And saying, Sirs, why
do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto
you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made
heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: 16
Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. 17
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave
us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and
gladness. 18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they
the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

14:19 And there came thither certain Jews
from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul,
drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. 20
Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the
city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. 21
And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they
returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, 22
Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in
the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of
God. 23 And when they had ordained them elders in every
church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom
they believed. 24 And after they had passed throughout
Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. 25 And when they had
preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia: 26
And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace
of God for the work which they fulfilled. 27 And when they
were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had
done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. 28
And there they abode long time with the disciples.

Paulís Second
Missionary Journey

Acts 15:36-18:23

15:36

And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again
and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the
Lord, and see how they do. 37 And Barnabas
determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. 38
But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from
Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 39 And the
contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the
other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus; 40
And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the
grace of God. 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia,
confirming the churches.

16:1 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold,
a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which
was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: 2
Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. 3
Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because
of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was
a Greek. 4 And as they went through the cities, they
delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and
elders which were at Jerusalem. 5 And so were the churches
established in the faith, and increased in number daily. 6
Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were
forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 7
After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit
suffered them not. 8 And they passing by Mysia came down
to Troas. 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night;
There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into
Macedonia, and help us. 10 And after he had seen the
vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering
that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. 11
Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and
the next day to Neapolis; 12 And from thence to
Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a
colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. 13
And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was
wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

16:14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of
purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose
heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of
Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she
besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord,
come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a
certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her
masters much gain by soothsaying: 17 The same followed
Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God,
which show unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did
she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command
thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same
hour.

16:19 And when her masters saw that the hope of
their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the
marketplace unto the rulers, 20 And brought them to the
magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, 21
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe,
being Romans. 22 And the multitude rose up together
against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they
cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely: 24
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made
their feet fast in the stocks.

16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and
sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 26
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison
were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands
were loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out
of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would
have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 28
But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all
here. 29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and
came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 30
And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and
thy house. 32 And they spake unto him the word of the
Lord, and to all that were in his house. 33 And he took
them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was
baptized, he and all his, straightway. 34 And when he had
brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in
God with all his house. 35 And when it was day, the
magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go. 36
And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent
to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. 37
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans,
and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay
verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. 38
And the sergeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when
they heard that they were Romans. 39 And they came and
besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart
out of the city. 40 And they went out of the prison, and
entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren,
they comforted them, and departed.

17:1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and
Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2
And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned
with them out of the scriptures, 3 Opening and alleging,
that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that
this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 4 And some
of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a
great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

17:5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with
envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a
company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason,
and sought to bring them out to the people. 6 And when
they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the
city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to
the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. 8
And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these
things. 9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and
of the other, they let them go.

17:10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul
and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue
of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in
Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and
searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 12
Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and
of men, not a few. 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica
had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came
thither also, and stirred up the people. 14 And then
immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas
and Timotheus abode there still. 15 And they that
conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas
and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.

17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his
spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. 17
Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout
persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. 18
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him.
And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter
forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the
resurrection. 19 And they took him, and brought him unto
Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears:
we would know therefore what these things mean. 21 (For
all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing
else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

17:22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill,
and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too
superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your
devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom
therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven
and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he
giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 26 And
hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the
earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their
habitation; 27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply
they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of
us: 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being;
as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 29
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the
Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. 30
And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every
where to repent: 31 Because he hath appointed a day, in
the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he
hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in
that he hath raised him from the dead.

17:32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the
dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.33 So Paul departed from among them. 34
Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was
Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

18:1 After these things Paul departed from Athens,
and came to Corinth: 2 And found a certain Jew named
Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla;
(because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came
unto them. 3 And because he was of the same craft, he
abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. 4
And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the
Greeks. 5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from
Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that
Jesus was Christ. 6 And when they opposed
themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them,
Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I
will go unto the Gentiles. 7 And he departed thence, and
entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that
worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 8
And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his
house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. 9
Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak,
and hold not thy peace: 10 For I am with thee, and no man
shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. 11
And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God
among them.

18:12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the
Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the
judgment seat, 13 Saying, This fellow persuadeth
men to worship God contrary to the law. 14 And when Paul
was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a
matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should
bear with you: 15 But if it be a question of words and
names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of
such matters.16 And he drave them from the
judgment seat. 17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the
chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And
Gallio cared for none of those things.

18:18 And Paul after this tarried there
yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence
into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in
Cenchrea: for he had a vow. 19 And he came to Ephesus, and
left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with
the Jews. 20 When they desired him to tarry longer
time with them, he consented not; 21 But bade them
farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem:
but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. 22
And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went
down to Antioch. 23 And after he had spent some time there,
he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in
order, strengthening all the disciples.

Paulís Third
Missionary Journey

Acts 18:24-21:14

18:24

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an
eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25
This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit,
he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism
of John. 26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue:
whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and
expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. 27 And
when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the
disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had
believed through grace: 28 For he mightily convinced the
Jews, and that publicly, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at
Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and
finding certain disciples, 2 He said unto them, Have ye
received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not
so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 And he
said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's
baptism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the
baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him
which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6
And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them;
and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 7 And all the
men were about twelve. 8 And he went into the synagogue,
and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the
things concerning the kingdom of God. 9 But when divers
were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the
multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily
in the school of one Tyrannus. 10 And this continued by
the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of
the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 11 And God wrought
special miracles by the hands of Paul: 12 So that from his
body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases
departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

19:13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists,
took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord
Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14
And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the
priests, which did so. 15 And the evil spirit answered and
said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 16
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and
prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 17
And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear
fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 18
And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. 19
Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and
burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found
it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 20 So
mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

19:21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed
in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to
Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 22
So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and
Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. 23
And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. 24
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver
shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; 25
Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye
know that by this craft we have our wealth. 26 Moreover ye
see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this
Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods,
which are made with hands: 27 So that not only this our
craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great
goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom
all Asia and the world worshippeth. 28 And when they heard
these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is
Diana of the Ephesians. 29 And the whole city was filled
with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia,
Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. 30
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him
not. 31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his
friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself
into the theatre. 32 Some therefore cried one thing, and
some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not
wherefore they were come together. 33 And they drew
Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander
beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. 34
But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two
hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 35
And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of
Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians
is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell
down from Jupiter? 36 Seeing then that these things cannot
be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. 37
For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor
yet blasphemers of your goddess. 38 Wherefore if Demetrius,
and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is
open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. 39
But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in
a lawful assembly. 40 For we are in danger to be called in
question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an
account of this concourse. 41 And when he had thus spoken,
he dismissed the assembly.

20:1 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called
unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go
into Macedonia. 2 And when he had gone over those parts,
and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece, 3
And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he
was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia. 4
And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians,
Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia,
Tychicus and Trophimus. 5 These going before tarried for
us at Troas. 6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the
days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we
abode seven days. 7 And upon the first day of the
week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them,
ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. 8
And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered
together. 9 And there sat in a window a certain young man
named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching,
he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up
dead. 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and
embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. 11
When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked
a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. 12
And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

20:13 And we went before to ship, and sailed unto
Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself
to go afoot. 14 And when he met with us at Assos, we took
him in, and came to Mitylene. 15 And we sailed thence, and
came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived
at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he
would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to
be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

20:17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and
called the elders of the church. 18 And when they were
come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into
Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, 19
Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and
temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: 20And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have
shown you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, 21
Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and
faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And now, behold, I
go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall
me there: 23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every
city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 24 But
none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that
I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of
the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 25
And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the
kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. 26 Wherefore I
take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the
counsel of God.

20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to
all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed
the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 29
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among
you, not sparing the flock. 30 Also of your own selves
shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 31
Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to
warn every one night and day with tears. 32 And now,
brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to
build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are
sanctified. 33 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or
apparel. 34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have
ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. 35
I have shown you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak,
and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to
give than to receive.

20:36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down,
and prayed with them all. 37 And they all wept sore, and
fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, 38 Sorrowing most of
all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And
they accompanied him unto the ship.

21:1 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten
from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day
following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: 2 And
finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth. 3
Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into
Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. 4
And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the
Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. 5 And when
we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all
brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the
city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. 6 And
when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home
again. 7 And when we had finished our course from
Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one
day. 8 And the next day we that were of Paul's
company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of
Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 9
And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 10
And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain
prophet, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come unto us, he
took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the
Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle,
and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. 12
And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him
not to go up to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, What
mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only,
but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 14
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be
done.

Paulís Fourth
Missionary Journey (to Rome)

Acts 26:30-28:30

26:30

And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor,
and Bernice, and they that sat with them: 31 And when they
were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing
worthy of death or of bonds. 32 Then said Agrippa unto
Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto
Caesar.

27:1 And when it was determined that we should sail
into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one
named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. 2 And
entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts
of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 3
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated
Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself. 4
And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds
were contrary. 5 And when we had sailed over the sea of
Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 6
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he
put us therein. 7 And when we had sailed slowly many days,
and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed
under Crete, over against Salmone; 8 And, hardly passing
it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the
city of Lasea. 9 Now when much time was spent, and
when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul
admonished them,10 And said unto them, Sirs, I
perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the
lading and ship, but also of our lives. 11 Nevertheless
the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those
things which were spoken by Paul. 12 And because the haven
was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if
by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which
is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west. 13
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their
purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. 14
But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up
into the wind, we let her drive. 16 And running
under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the
boat: 17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps,
undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands,
strake sail, and so were driven. 18 And we being
exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; 19
And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the
ship. 20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days
appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be
saved was then taken away. 21 But after long abstinence
Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened
unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any
man's life among you, but of the ship. 23 For there
stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24
Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath
given thee all them that sail with thee. 25 Wherefore,
sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told
me. 26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. 27
But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria,
about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; 28
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little
further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 29
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out
of the stern, and wished for the day. 30 And as the
shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into
the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except
these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 32 Then the
soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 33
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat,
saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued
fasting, having taken nothing. 34 Wherefore I pray you to
take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair
fall from the head of any of you. 35 And when he had thus
spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when
he had broken it, he began to eat. 36 Then were
they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. 37
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. 38
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat
into the sea. 39 And when it was day, they knew not the
land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were
minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. 40 And
when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the
sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoisted up the mainsail to the wind, and
made toward shore. 41 And falling into a place where two
seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained
unmoveable, but the hinderpart was broken with the violence of the waves. 42
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should
swim out, and escape. 43 But the centurion, willing to
save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which
could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to
land: 44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken
pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to
land.

28:1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that
the island was called Melita. 2 And the barbarous people
showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every
one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 3
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire,
there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they
said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath
escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 5
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. 6
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly:
but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they
changed their minds, and said that he was a god. 7 In the
same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was
Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. 8
And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a
bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and
healed him. 9 So when this was done, others also, which
had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: 10 Who
also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us
with such things as were necessary. 11 And after three
months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle,
whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 12 And landing at
Syracuse, we tarried there three days. 13 And from
thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south
wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: 14 Where
we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we
went toward Rome. 15 And from thence, when the brethren
heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appiiforum, and The three taverns:
whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. 16
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain
of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept
him. 17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul
called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said
unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the
people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem
into the hands of the Romans. 18 Who, when they had
examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in
me. 19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was
constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught to accuse my nation of. 20
For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak
with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out
of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came showed or spake
any harm of thee. 22 But we desire to hear of thee what
thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is
spoken against. 23 And when they had appointed him a day,
there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and
testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the
law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 24
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 25
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had
spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our
fathers, 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing
ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not
perceive: 27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross,
and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they
should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and
understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal
them. 28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the
salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. 29
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning
among themselves. 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his
own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord
Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.